Title V: The Family | Family Code of the Philippines

Title V: The Family | Family Code of the Philippines

TITLE V FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES – We are now going to know about Title V of the Executive Order No. 209.

The Family Code of the Philippines of 1987 was enacted into law by the 11th President of the Philippines Maria Corazon Cojuangco Aquino.

The EO was meant to supplant Book I of the Civil Code which concerns persons and family relations. Work on the said law began in 1979 and was drafted by two successive committees, with the first chaired by Supreme Court Justice Romero, and the second by former Supreme Court Justice J.B.L. Reyes.

EO 209 covers fields significant public interest, which also includes the laws on marriage.

Contents

Title V in the Executive Order No. 209 is titled The Family and contains Articles 149 to 162. Here they are, according to this website:

• Chapter 1: The Family as an Institution
  • Article 149
  • Article 150
  • Article 151
• Chapter 2: The Family Home
  • Article 152
  • Article 153
  • Article 154
  • Article 155
  • Article 156
  • Article 157
  • Article 158
  • Article 159
  • Article 160
  • Article 161
  • Article 162

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